Cold case investigators say a man has been charged in the deaths of an Asheville couple who were killed in 1989 when the suspect was 14 years old.

Eric Robert “Deuce” Begley, 42, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Cleve McMahon, 79, and his wife Allene McMahon, 75. They were killed in their home on Rockhill Place on Dec. 11, 1989.

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Cleve and Allene McMahon

Cold case investigators Detective Kevin Taylor and Detective Steve Coon said they gathered all the information needed to charge Begley during a recent interview.

Begley is in custody in Indiana. Authorities are working to have him extradited to North Carolina.

Investigators said they believe at least one other person was involved in the killings, and the investigation is continuing. Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact the Asheville police at 828-252-1110 or Crime Stoppers at 828-255-5050.